Of the 20 bands that Dan McCurry might listen to on a given day, he might find one that he thinks is interesting. And that’s being generous. There’s usually some kind of deal breaker.Check this out… our label Hearts and Plugs is the cover story for Charleston City Paper today/this week! Give it a read. And if you’re in the area, pick up a copy!
Won’t cost you a thing to listen to it. Also, The Orionids is free!
If you like it, buy one of our sounds… or one of our other albums.
Kate’s not from Portland. Nor does she play cello.
Tomorrow is the last full day to get “The Perseids” for 30% off! You should get it and listen to it on the way back from watching Star Trek: Into Darkness at your local theater.
Remember, the discount code is “birthday” and it takes the price off at checkout.
Also, “The Orionids” is free. And really good.
And there’s this.
Welcome back to CASUAL FRIDAYS! Our weekly, one-microphone recording series! This week we bring our very own Those Lavender Whales to the table …
our friends in TLW get casual.
believe it.
BIRTHDAY SALE!
You see, next week is my birthday, and all I want is to sell some records.
So, until Saturday, May 18, save 30% off our last LP “The Perseids.” Just enter “birthday” as the discount code in check out.
Why 30%? Cause 29% wasn’t an option.
Pick up “The Orionids” for free while you’re on our Bandcamp.
And tell your friends.
Yay life!
It’s difficult for me to not feel like I have multiple personalities. Perhaps people have infinite personalities, but one default. Or perhaps their personalities all get sifted through the same spout or lens, and so it appears to be one though they are many.
I especially notice this tension within my own music. There are times when I want to be a singer songwriter, captivating a room with nothing but my humble words and guitar picking. Other times, I want to stand out, to be more aggressive, to catch people off guard with glitchy beats and strange synth sounds.
While The Lovely Few continue to venture further into outer space, this week I will have a chance to come back down to earth, at least a bit. I’ll be playing two solo performances with my friend Steven Fiore. Steven is releasing a new record and playing a few shows between Charleston, SC, and Nashville, TN. I’ll be opening for him this Tuesday at Red Door in West Columbia, SC, and Wednesday night at Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC.
Please come hang out with us! I’ll be playing guitar with some minimal beats I’ve made using Figure on my phone. I’m excited about doing something new. Steven is always amazing. He really is. If you live in South Carolina and haven’t seen him, you really need to. If you have seen him, you know you need to see him again.
Join us. This Tuesday and Wednesday. Stay tuned to The Lovely Few’s Twitter handle for more, and be sure to check in with Steven on Twitter and Bandcamp (where you can get his music) as well.
Top photo by Alan Davis at the Johnson City, TN, Cracker Barrel.
Mike Mewborne has been caught in some transporter accident. See half of the result this week as he plays solo shows with Steven Freaking Fiore.
here’s a great article on ownership of digital music.
You can sell an old CD to a record store, but what about songs from your iTunes library? Our friends at Planet Money tell story of a company that tried to set up an online marketplace where people can buy and sell old mp3s, and what happened to them.
and if you want to own OUR music digitally, you can purchase or download it legally here.
and if you want to own our music PHYSICALLY, just come to a show, check out our label’s store, or stop by Papa Jazz in Columbia, SC.
We’re playing with Mr. Jenkins.
Nick is one of the best drummers in Charleston, nay, SC. I met him when he was playing with Run Dan Run. I soon found out that he is quite the talented individual. Artist, multi-instrumentalist… the guy does it all. (You’ll see some of his drawings later this year in a collaborative project.)
His music is heavy on lo-fi sounds. I’ve always liked his ear for beauty. It’s like the samples he uses redeem the sounds themselves. His melodies are catchy, his voice soothing, his instrumentation creative. And when Dan contacted me about joining Hearts and Plugs a little over a year ago, one of the most exciting parts of the deal was being able to be professionally associated with Mr. Jenkins.
Nick has spent time in New York for the last few years, but has returned to SC. He is incredibly prolific, so when you visit his bandcamp, you may be overwhelmed I encourage you to wade through the songs. Find some that you love. The music is affordable, or free in some cases, so download away.
Not only is Nick opening the show, he’ll also be joining The Lovely Few with keys and drums during our set. It will make for a very special performance. You won’t want to miss it.
You should come to our show this Saturday because…
We’ll have new merch!
The Half and Half, the group that made our packaging for Long Division back in the early days of the group, has made another beautiful work for us. This poster, made especially for the show this Saturday at Tapp’s with Hearts and Plugs label mate Mr. Jenkins, is simply gorgeous. And at 18x24, they’re big.
We will also have new stickers. The first true “The Lovely Few” stickers we’ve done, actually. Design by Megan Elger of Apartment A, who did the art for The Orionids.
We’ll also have special Hearts and Plugs prints on sale… but more on that later.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!!
Hurry, though, winner announced TOMORROW (Wed., March 20)!
HUGE thanks to Scene SC, The Half and Half, and Hearts and Plugs for their work on this stuff.
Welcome back to CASUAL FRIDAYS! Our weekly, one-microphone recording series!
This week we welcome The Lovely Few into our home. The Lovely Few are part of Hearts & Plugs (another SC record label that is made up of some good buddies of ours), and use this “casual” situation to forego their usual programmed blips, bleeps, & bloops, and perform their song “Cassiopeia” with an acoustic guitar and an amped synth. We were also lucky enough to have our friends over at SceneSC come over and capture the whole thing on a fancy video camera, so not only can your eyes rest on a beautiful rendition of a hamburger clad businessman (by Jordan Blackmon), but also some moving pictures of The Lovely Few playing their lovely song. ENJOY!
The Lovely Few are also playing a show NEXT SATURDAY in Columbia, SC at the Fountain Room in Tapp’s Art Center with Mr. Jenkins! I Think they are planning exciting surprises for it!
A really nerdy band. 